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[title]“The Newberry 125” exhibition (newberry.org) runs September 6–December 31. Free.
Photograph: The Newberry Library Pahl-Lee, Elbridge Ayer Burbank, 1898
Fearing Native Americans would face extinction, early Field Museum benefactor Edward Ayer convinced his nephew, Burbank, to create portraits of Native Americans. The result: more than 1,200 works, including a Newberry-owned painting of Geronimo (the only one of its kind) and a painting of the Hopi woman seen here. The squash blossom braids reveal her unmarried status.
Photograph: The Newberry Library Chicago Cubs and White Sox cigarette baseball cards, 1909-11
Imagine Cubs outfielder Alfonso Soriano posing for a Newport ad. In the players� defense, the Surgeon General�s warning wouldn�t arrive on packs until nearly six decades later.
Photograph: The Newberry Library Paradise Lost, John Milton (author), Sangorski & Sutcliffe (binder), 1910s or �20s
An heiress to a meatpacking company, Helen Swift Neilson adored ornamental book bindings. From her collection gifted to the Newberry is Milton�s epic poem laced in gold, leather and snakeskin.
The Slave�s Friend, R.G. Williams for Anti-Slavery Society, 1836
The cartoons in this children�s book, featuring the original covers, relied on Christian beliefs to promote eradicating antebellum slavery.
Photograph: The Newberry Library �Conservati Fedele (Stay Faithful)�, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1765
This handwritten aria signed by the nine-year-old prodigy composer is one of the most important autographed scores at the library.Photograph: The Newberry Library �Conservati Fedele (Stay Faithful)�, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1765
This handwritten aria signed by the nine-year-old prodigy composer is one of the most important autographed scores at the library.
Fall Preview | “The Newberry 125” exhibition
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